蚕
cán
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How is 蚕 read in the Chinese Bible?
蚕 is read cán in the Chinese Union Version. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses across 1 books, first in Leviticus 13:51. Common words: 蚕食.
- Occurrences
- 3
- Verses
- 3
- Books
- 1
- First in
- Leviticus 13:51
Words it forms in the Bible
- 蚕食cán shí× 3(lit. and fig.) to nibble away at
Meaning: silkworm
In the text
- Leviticus 13:51
第七天，他要察看那灾病，灾病或在衣服上，经上、纬上，皮子上，若发散，这皮子无论当作何用，这灾病是蚕食的大麻风，都是不洁净了。
- Leviticus 13:52
那染了灾病的衣服，或是经上、纬上，羊毛上，麻衣上，或是皮子做的什么物件上，他都要焚烧；因为这是蚕食的大麻风，必在火中焚烧。
- Leviticus 14:44
祭司就要进去察看，灾病若在房子里发散，这就是房内蚕食的大麻风，是不洁净。
Reading checked against CC-CEDICT, for the character or the word it sits in.
Rare: outside the 3,500 level-1 characters of the 通用规范汉字表 (2013), China’s official list of common characters. For learners: common by that list, but in no HSK 3.0 word of levels 1–6.